| 释义 |
in full cry1(Of hounds) baying in keen pursuit: the fox broke and the hounds followed in full cry...- The women then set off like a pack of hounds in full cry after this cockerel.
- A stream of hounds flow in full cry across the field, the huntsman, Richard Emmott, on foot behind.
- She explained: ‘The pleasure I get from hunting is derived from seeing and hearing the pack in full cry, following the fox's scent.’
1.1Expressing an opinion loudly and forcefully: the prime minister was in full cry with warnings against the plots of the Americans...- The mob will be in full cry for the early departure of the prime minister.
- Groups on the far Left, led by the radicals, were in full cry, demanding thorough investigation of the scandal and exposure of all the guilty men.
- The British press has been in full cry on a marginal issue.
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